May 11, 2016

If Spurs want to survive they need to play Patty Mills more and Parker less. After adjusting for OKC players on court here is how Spurs have played (in ppg) for games 2-5

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Duncan

Green

Leonard

Parker

Aldridge

Mills

Ginobili

Diaw

West

Anderson

Mills and other in

46 12m

36 24m

28 39m

dnp

25 39m

14 66m

11 52m

-1 38m

1 40m

-18 20m

Mills out and other in

10 70m

2 103m

12 116m

8 126m

5 122m

dnp

16 31m

-2 20m

12 36m

-180 2m

Mills in and other out

7 54m

1 42m

-5 28m

14 66m

-1 27m

dnp

24 14m

35 28m

35 26m

28 46m

Mills out and other out

4 56m

31 23m

-49 10m

-742 0m

87 3m

7 126m

4 95m

9 105m

5 90m

11 123m

So for example Mills in with Green SAN plays 36 ppg better than average and with Mills out only 2 ppg better than average. Parker and Leonard in 12 ppg better than average. Leonard in and Parker out 28 ppg better than average. Mills and Anderson in bty, has played poorly.